The Lowdown
The crossover finally paid off. Casting Survivor’s most chaotic modern player as an “Icon” looked like a stunt, and he won anyway by doing the one thing Big Brother juries respect: cutting his closest ally at the exact right moment. CBS renewing through Season 30 on the same night says the experiment worked.
Key Takeaways
- Rick Devens beat Taylor Brown 6-1 in the jury vote at the October 1 finale (People).
- He is the first Survivor castaway ever to win Big Brother (CBS).
- He was also voted America’s Favorite Houseguest, for $810,000 in total winnings including the Pharaoh’s Curse (The Hollywood Reporter).
- CBS renewed Big Brother through Season 30 during the finale (CBS).
The Story
Big Brother 28 has its champion, and he came from the other CBS island. In the live October 1 finale, Rick Devens, the Survivor castaway from Macon, Georgia, won the $750,000 grand prize over runner-up Taylor Brown (CBS).
The jury vote was 6-1 (People). Viewers also named Devens America’s Favorite Houseguest, worth $50,000, and with $10,000 from the season’s Pharaoh’s Curse he leaves with $810,000 (The Hollywood Reporter).
Devens entered the season as one of three “Icons,” alongside Big Brother alum Angela Murray and Survivor winner Dee Valladares, and he is the first Survivor player to win Big Brother (CBS).
CBS used the finale to renew the series through Season 30. The network says Season 28 averaged 5.1 million viewers in seven-day multiplatform viewing, up 8% year over year, logged 14.8 billion minutes watched, and passed 1,000 episodes (CBS).
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- CBS / Paramount Press Express — Big Brother crowns its Season 28 winner and renews through Season 30 ↗
- People — Who won Big Brother Season 28? ↗
- The Hollywood Reporter — Big Brother Season 28 winner and America’s Favorite Houseguest ↗